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Hali Magazine review of Re-envisioning Japan
It's a pleasure to share a glimpse of the Hali magazine review of Re-envisioning Japan. To see the article in the magazine, order their Spring 2017 issue here on Hali's website.
Tracking sources of Chinese dress and fabrics in museum collections: Part 2
Nearly early all of the early collections of Chinese dress and textiles in North American museums ultimately are traced to the Beijing art market, whether acquired first hand or through the agency of collectors selecting from previously acquired materials. This...
Tracking sources of Chinese dress and fabrics in museum collections: Part 3
Nearly all of the early collections of Chinese dress and textiles in North American museums ultimately are traced to the Beijing art market. This continuing series highlights some of the personalities involved with the movement of Ming (1368-1644) and Qing dynasty...
Tracking Sources of Chinese dress and fabrics in museum collections: Part 1
Nearly all of the early collections of Chinese dress and textiles in North American museums ultimately are traced to the Beijing art market, whether acquired first hand or through the agency of collectors selecting from previously acquired materials. This continuing...
Symbol of the moon
This exquisitely embroidered motif of a toad and a rabbit within the white disk of the moon is one of many treasures in the Textile Traces Collection at the Cotsen Foundation for Academic Research. In the 1990s California businessman and philanthropist Lloyd Cotsen...